The series of fireworks related deaths at Edinburgh Zoo also highlights just how ill-equipped most zoos and facilities are to care for wild animals, and why it's preferential to leave them in their natural habitat. When it comes to their immediate impact ...

Fireworks likely caused the death of a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo after she became so stressed that she choked on her own vomit, experts from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said on Thursday.

The Edinburgh Zoo revealed on Thursday, Nov. 14, that veterinary experts believe the three-month-old panda named Roxie died from stress caused by fireworks

A famous UK zoo has slammed the use of fireworks after a terrified three month old red panda died from the noise of the explosions. Experts claim Roxie, a baby red panda at Edinburgh Zoo choked on her own vomit and died because of her reaction to fireworks in the area.

A baby red panda was frightened to death by fireworks on Bonfire Night, zoo owners have claimed. Vets blame the death of three-month-old cub Roxie on fireworks being set off near Edinburgh Zoo after she choked on her own vomit in shock, the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) said.

A baby red panda called Roxie has died at Edinburgh Zoo after suffering from ‘firework stress’. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced that the three-month-old baby panda had choked on her own vomit after they claim fireworks on Bonfire Night in the city caused the animal to become stressed.

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after Roxie the baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.

A baby red panda has died due to “stress caused by fireworks” after choking on her own vomit just five days after her mother died, according to an animal rights group.

Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.